Śliwińska-Wilczewska S(1), Wiśniewska K(2), Konarzewska Z(3), Cieszyńska A(4), Barreiro Felpeto A(5), Lewandowska AU(2), Latała A(3). Author information:
(1)Division of Marine Ecosystems Functioning, Institute of Oceanography,
University of Gdańsk, Av. Piłsudskiego 46, 81-378 Gdynia, Poland. Electronic
address: [Email]
(2)Division of Marine Chemistry and Environmental Protection, Institute of
Oceanography, University of Gdańsk, Av. Piłsudskiego 46, 81-378 Gdynia, Poland.
(3)Division of Marine Ecosystems Functioning, Institute of Oceanography,
University of Gdańsk, Av. Piłsudskiego 46, 81-378 Gdynia, Poland.
(4)Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences, Department of Marine
Physics, Marine Biophysics Laboratory, Sopot, Poland.
(5)Interdisciplinary Center of Marine and Environmental Research-CIMAR/CIIMAR,
University of Porto, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos,
Portugal.
Allelopathy is widespread in marine, brackish, and freshwater habitats. Literature data indicate that allelopathy could offer a competitive advantage for some phytoplankton species by reducing the growth of competitors. It is also believed that allelopathy may affect species succession. Thus, allelopathy may play a role in the development of blooms. Over the past few decades, the world's coastal waters have experienced increases in the numbers of cyanobacterial and microalgal blooming events. Understanding how allelopathy is implicated with other biological and environmental factors as a bloom-development mechanism is an important topic for future research. This review focuses on a taxonomic overview of allelopathic cyanobacteria and microalgae, the biological and environmental factors that affect allelochemical production, their role in ecological dynamics, and their physiological modes of action, as well as potential industrial applications of allelopathic compounds.
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